After they ripped off that 800 grand, Haniyeh got mad. We hit GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A bomb blast seriously wounded the Palestinian intelligence chief at his headquarters Saturday, in what security officials called an assassination attempt against a key ally of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
A bodyguard was killed and nine other people were wounded in the explosion in an elevator shaft of the heavily guarded compound. There was no claim of responsibility.
Maybe a bomb vest with a fish in it will show up...
The attack came at a time of growing friction between Abbas and the Hamas-led government over control of Palestinian security forces. Recent clashes between rival groups of gunmen have deepened tensions.
Maybe. We don't know yet...
The intelligence chief, Tareq Abu Rajab, who survived an assassination attempt two years ago, is a top official in Abbas' Fatah movement.
Fatah did not openly accuse the Islamic militant Hamas of being behind the blast, but some Fatah members demanded that Abbas dissolve the Hamas-led government and call early elections.
Ya gotta have one of these things every three or four hours. It cleans up all the bad blood...
Abbas called the blast "unfortunate" and said it posed a "grave danger" to the Palestinian Authority.
Because...this...is the business...we've CHOSEN...
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas canceled all appointments for Saturday and formed a committee to investigate the attack, said government spokesman Ghazi Hamad.
...and check for sales on mattresses.
"We are asking not to make early judgments, accusations or responses that might lead to tension in the Palestinian streets," said Hamad, in apparent anticipation of Hamas being held responsible.
I want no inquiries made. I want no acts of vengance. Yet.
Abu Rajab and six aides and bodyguards got into an elevator and were close to the second floor when the bomb exploded before noon at the intelligence headquarters in northern Gaza City. One of the bodyguards was killed, and Abu Rajan and five others in the elevators were seriously wounded. Three others were also hurt, including a secretary riding in an adjacent elevator, doctors said.
The wounded were driven to nearby Shifa Hospital in cars of the intelligence service. Fellow agents fired in the air from the car windows to clear the way. Several members of a new Hamas militia fired toward the vehicles, possibly because they believed they were coming under attack, witnesses said.
...and that's the only thing they know how to do.
Abu Rajab underwent surgery at Shifa. Gaza doctors said they stopped the bleeding and stabilized him, but decided to send him to an Israeli hospital to try to save his leg.
If he loses it, can he become a Mullah?
The explosion caused extensive damage and bomb experts were sent to the scene to investigate.
Did you make it?
I didn't make it. Did you make it?
Khaled Abu Hilal, spokesman for the Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry, initially suggested the blast was set off when one of Abu Rajab's bodyguards inadvertently dropped a hand grenade. But he later said his comment was based on inaccurate information.
Oh, I'd be quadruple checking that theory.
| neener neener - your bodyguards are so stupid they drop hand granades. And your mother wears army boots underneath her abaya! |
Do you think one of us would be stupid enough to drop a grenade?
Do You! Don't answer that...
Some Fatah members demanded that Abbas dissolve the government and call a new election. A group calling itself the Fatah Protection Unit also demanded that Hamas disband its 3,000-strong militia within three days. The militia was deployed earlier this week, despite Abbas' vehement opposition.
If the militia is not removed, "we are ready to deploy our men and our fighters in the streets ... to protect Fatah men and all of Palestinian society," the statement said.
We got the politicians and the judges and the cops...
Well, so do they.
Oh...
Last week, Abbas sent Abu Rajab to Jordan to look into Jordanian suspicions that Hamas was trying to smuggle explosives into the kingdom and carry out attacks there. The 2,000-member intelligence service and most members of the security forces are loyal to Abbas.
I want you to ask around. Tell 'em your dissatisfied with our family...
Abu Rajab has also been involved in security coordination with the United States and Israel. He was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt two years ago when gunmen fired on his convoy, killing two of his bodyguards.
Where? On the causeway?